Undergraduate Philosophy Program

• • Philosophy Major
  • Philosophy Major with an Emphasis in Religion
  • Philosophy Minor
  • Ethics and Values Minor
  • Catalog Listing of All Philosophy and Religion Courses
  • Philosophy Honors Society
  • Advice for Undergraduates Interested in Graduate School
  • Frate Fellowship in Bioethics and Medical Humanities
  • Philosophy and Religion Undergraduate Scholarships
  • Ethics Bowl

For undergraduates, the Department of Philosophy and Religion offers a major in philosophy and a major in philosophy with an emphasis in religion, both of which culminate in a B.A. degree; we also offer a minor in philosophy as well as a minor in ethics and values.

Whether you take one course or several, the undergraduate philosophy program at the University of Mississippi offers the chance to develop reasoning skills that will prepare you for advanced work in philosophy or any number of other professions.  Indeed, not only have our undergraduates matriculated to respected Ph.D. programs in philosophy, but they have been admitted to prestigious law schools, medical schools, and highly respected seminaries.

Philosophy is a particularly good choice as a second major for students in mathematics, sciences, and pre-professional programs who wish to explore topics in the humanities in a way that focuses upon arguments and analysis.  Philosophy majors consistently outperform their peers on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), and they consistently outscore all other humanities majors on the LSAT.